Old Duderino
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I live in the DC area and have MC this year. I knew I was going to get a window to cut out of work and get some skiing days from next Wed through the weekend so the options I considered were catching a flight to Denver and hitting A-Basin or fly or drive to SB. I love AB but I've done it many times and will probably hit it again someday so I was leaning towards SB as I've never been there. The weather forecast was going to be my deciding factor and since it still looks good for next week I've pretty much decided to go for it and drive so I have the flexibility to get more ski days in. My local hills went Epic this year so I'll do that next year on so this may be my best chance to hit SB.
After using my 2 free days at SB I was thinking of hitting MRG and possibly Smuggs but I remember reading here that Presidents Day week, not just next Monday, are holiday weeks in the NE where if conditions are as good as it appears they'll be crowds can be on the level of X-mass & new years weeks. With that in mind I'm hoping someone can fill me in on what to expect and what modifications, if any, I should make to my plans.
I know both Smuggs & MRG have old and slow lifts that when combined with holiday level crowds are recipe for s***show so at least SB has more uphill capacity with their HSQs. I'm more intrigued by MRG than Smuggs so if anyone has any suggestions for which day between Wed-Sat would be best to hit MRG I'd appreciate it. Also, if anyone has reasons for suggesting either Smuggs or fewer days at SB because the uphill capacity of SB isn't as much of an advantage as I think it is I'd appreciate that as well.
My skiing preference is anything and everything. I'm in my mid-50's so I don't do all day gnar exclusively anymore, I'll mix in some cruisers.
TIA.
After using my 2 free days at SB I was thinking of hitting MRG and possibly Smuggs but I remember reading here that Presidents Day week, not just next Monday, are holiday weeks in the NE where if conditions are as good as it appears they'll be crowds can be on the level of X-mass & new years weeks. With that in mind I'm hoping someone can fill me in on what to expect and what modifications, if any, I should make to my plans.
I know both Smuggs & MRG have old and slow lifts that when combined with holiday level crowds are recipe for s***show so at least SB has more uphill capacity with their HSQs. I'm more intrigued by MRG than Smuggs so if anyone has any suggestions for which day between Wed-Sat would be best to hit MRG I'd appreciate it. Also, if anyone has reasons for suggesting either Smuggs or fewer days at SB because the uphill capacity of SB isn't as much of an advantage as I think it is I'd appreciate that as well.
My skiing preference is anything and everything. I'm in my mid-50's so I don't do all day gnar exclusively anymore, I'll mix in some cruisers.
TIA.